February 24th
- 1786 – Wilhelm Grimm was born.
- 1909 – August Derleth was born.
- 1937 – Buried in 1826 first aired on the radio.
- 1961 – The Odyssey of Flight 33 first aired on television.
- 1966 – Cyrano de Munster first aired on television.
- 1967 – Dark Shadows, Episode 175 first aired on television.
- 1991 – Hostile Takeover first aired on television.
- 1998 – Passion first aired on television.
- 2012 – Jan Berenstain died, age 88.
- 2014 – Harold Ramis died, age 69.